How to Use recede in a Sentence

recede

verb
Definition of recedenext
Synonyms for recedenext
  • Glacial streams become more akin to them as the ice recedes.
    — Lesley Evans Ogden, Discover Magazine, 7 Apr. 2023
  • When the water recedes, the pillars and stone forests emerge.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Some of it might have to do with an A-list that refuses to recede.
    — Chris Richards, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Some push forward, in front of the ledge, others recede.
    — Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The stars receded, and sunrise, with its hints of pink and blue, began to break.
    — Latria Graham, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2024
  • That has faded as the Nazi era has receded into the past.
    — David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
  • The veiled forms come forward and recede, as if pangs of pain, swelling to the surface only to fall back again.
    — Angelica Aboulhosn, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Then, about a decade ago, a piece of the glacier broke off and rapidly receded up the hill, exposing the basin.
    — Anna Canny, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Aug. 2023
  • By the time the park reopened in October, the lake had receded.
    — Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The paranoia didn’t vanish, nor did the voices, yet both seemed to recede.
    — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2023
  • The Mendenhall has now largely receded from the lake that bears its name.
    — Becky Bohrer, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Two days in and those fears have receded as G-Anne has taken to her new role.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 25 Aug. 2023
  • For the author, the questions about his friend deepen, while the answers recede.
    — Wsj Books Staff, WSJ, 29 Nov. 2023
  • The speech was a success, and the fixation on Kennedy’s faith receded.
    — Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
  • The seas receded over time, causing the prehistoric sharks to die.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 12 June 2023
  • By the time the waves receded, more than 300 coastal towns, and their inhabitants, had been washed away.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2023
  • When the floodwaters receded, the sharks remained stranded in the 51-acre body of water near the course's 14th hole.
    — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2023
  • There is no predicting what will hang around in our heads, as a year of moviegoing recedes.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The bluffs recede at a rate of 6 inches annually, and at some spots in Del Mar, the rails are just a few feet from the crumbling cliff.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2023
  • Even in places where the flood water has receded, the land is expected to be less fertile for years to come.
    — Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Instead, Daniel placed white oak shelves above the counter, the top two framing the stove vent, which is also enveloped in porcelain to recede from view.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Since then, the injectable market has exploded as the number of 11 lines around the world has receded.
    — Elizabeth Siegel, Allure, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Brushing your teeth too much can wear down your enamel and cause receding gums, Tasios said.
    — Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 10 July 2023
  • Exuberant, bold and, as the storms recede from Celie’s life, soul-healing.
    — Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 16 Dec. 2023
  • The shock of Instagram bait has receded—and the puffy prairie sleeve is definitely out of the picture.
    — Mark Holgate, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2023
  • When Lauren talks, his eyebrows dance, and his eyes seem to recede behind his lenses.
    — Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2024
  • This study concentrated not on the post-Covid period, which is screwy in all sorts of ways that are now receding, but on the past decade.
    — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 10 July 2023
  • When the clouds clear for a moment, the view stretches and a range of mountains recede, each fading to a softer pastel, then we’re swallowed again in mist.
    — Andrew McCarthy, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Aside from age and genetics, Hartman also explains that your hormones play a part in a receding hairline.
    — Larry Stansbury, Essence, 18 Mar. 2024
  • This is on top of other challenges, which in Vietnam include worsening droughts and receding ground water levels.
    — Aniruddha Ghosal, Fortune Asia, 25 Mar. 2024

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